Lamar Jackson won't change positions, but will he meet with Jets?

Lamar Jackson is not switching positions. But will he meet with the Jets?

As of Saturday morning, no known meeting has taken place between Gang Green and the Louisville quarterback at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Jackson has met with the Giants, Eagles, Bills, Bears, Steelers and Dolphins, according to NorthJersey.com.

While taking Jackson with the sixth pick would be a reach, the Jets obviously need to find a quarterback this offseason and should be doing their due diligence. Jackson is probably not a top-five choice of theirs at the position between other prospects and free agency, but it can’t hurt to do some homework.

Jackson has been adamant this week about not changing positions after rumors surfaced that some teams were asking him to audition as a wide receiver. A dual threat in the pocket, Jackson will do no such thing.

Right now, Jackson is a fringe first-round pick at best, a class below Josh Rosen, Sam Darnold, Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen. It’s hard to see Jackson becoming a Jet, but perhaps Gang Green could take a second-round flier if they were to miss out on Kirk Cousins in free agency and address another need with the sixth pick.

That would be a gamble, however, as the QB-needy Jets would risk there being zero prominent quarterbacks around at that point, including Jackson.

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